Lu Public House!
In the back garden, Cheng Yaojin was holding a banquet. If the people attending the banquet were seen by others, they would definitely exclaim.
This was because they were all First Grade State Dukes and County Dukes!
Even the Wing Duke Qin Qiong and Qin Shubao, who had always been in poor health, were also present.
As for the others, Duke of Wei Li Jing, Duke of England Li Ji, Duke of E Yuchi Gong, Duke of Kui Liu Hongji, and so on.
However, Wu Xun's Fuma Chai Shao, Hou Junji, and Zhang Liang had not come.
They were also people of military merit who did not get along with Cheng Yaojin and the others. But even so, the people in the Lu Public House today could still represent the majority of the Tang's military nobility.
At this moment, they were half-drunk.
Moreover, the sun was setting in the west and the bright moon was in the sky.
Everyone drank wine and ate meat, laughing loudly. Even Qin Shubao drank a little more. Cheng Yaojin even picked up a small jar of wine and drank it in big mouthfuls.
"Hey, Zhijie, and Charcoal, I heard that you two went to Jiangzhou Dragon Gate with Duan Lun. Where did you go? I haven't seen you for half a month!”Li Jing asked Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong curiously.
The others did not drink too much and heard Li Jing's question.
All of them asked curiously.
Cheng Yaojin took a big gulp of wine and said to Li Jing,""I went to the Dragon Gate with Big Charcoal purely because I wanted to see someone.”
"Who is it? The two of you actually went to meet a person. Who has such a big face?”Li Ji was also curious at this time.
"Hehe…You definitely won't be able to guess who it is!"
Cheng Yaojin wanted to keep them in suspense.
However, Yuchi Gong immediately went against him." I'm meeting a young man called Liu Xuan!”
"Young man? Liu Xuan?"
Everyone was puzzled.
Cheng Yaojin was not happy. He pulled Yuchi Gong and complained,"I say, Big Charcoal, will you die if you don't speak? Old Cheng was just about to say it, but this was already said?”
Yuchi Gong pursed his lips and said,"If you don't say it, I'll be so annoyed!"”
"You!"
At this moment, Li Ji quickly tried to smooth things over." Alright, alright. Stop fooling around. Zhijie, who is this Liu Xuan? Why does it sound so familiar?"
Cheng Yaojin was afraid that Yuchi Gong would say everything he said again, so he did not keep her in suspense this time." It's the top scorer who answered the Monarch previously…"
Yuchi Gong didn't interrupt him, so Cheng Yaojin told him everything about Liu Xuan.
After Li Ji and the others heard this, they were all somewhat surprised.
Niu Jinda's personality was also straightforward. After Cheng Yaojin finished speaking, he laughed directly." Aiya, such a fun little guy actually appeared. Not bad!”
Li Jing, Li Ji, and the others weren't easy to deal with. Although they were generals, they had been in the imperial court for so many years, so they were all smart people. Therefore, everyone immediately guessed the meaning behind Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong's banquet.
"Zhijie, are you and Charcoal really planning to stand up for this little guy?”Liu Hongji asked softly.
Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong didn't hide anything and nodded." That's right. It's rare for us to have the same opinion. We both feel that this little guy likes us, so we called you here this time to ask you to help us say something tomorrow."”
Li Ji thought for a moment and said,""Do you think that the Wang family will not make a move tomorrow? Moreover, the Third Prince has been in close contact with some aristocratic families recently. When the time comes…"
Li Ji didn't finish his sentence, but everyone understood.
Almost three-quarters of the court officials had connections with the aristocratic families!
Even for Wu Xun, there were many people who were related to aristocratic families, including Cheng Yaojin. His wife was the daughter of the Lu family in Shandong, so Cheng Yaojin could be considered half a member of the aristocratic family.
Although the Wang Clan's foundation in the Imperial Court was not much, only less than twenty percent, one should not forget that other than the Wang Clan, there were other aristocratic families!
Almost all the aristocratic families banded together, and each family had some power in the royal court. Once they banded together, they were no weaker than a small imperial court.
For example, Li Ji, Li Jing, Qin Shubao, and the others, other than themselves, did not have any real foundation to rely on. Once the Wang family made trouble tomorrow, no one could say for sure whether they could resist at that time.
This was also where Li Ji and the others hesitated!
Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong saw Li Ji hesitate, so they said directly,"" What are you worried about? Liu Xuan's contribution this time will definitely attract His Majesty's attention. He will definitely be promoted and transferred to Chang 'an. The Wang family is nothing! Don't forget that we are all fighting against His Majesty. What can those fellows from the Wang Clan do to us?”
Pa!
Niu Jinda directly threw the bowl in his hand on the ground." I, Old Bull, am one of them. If you need me tomorrow, there's nothing to say!”
"Good!"
With one, there would be two!
After Niu Jinda, Liu Hongji and the others expressed their stance and said that they would speak up for him tomorrow.
Only Li Ji, Li Jing, and Qin Shubao were still hesitating.
No one urged him. The three of them had indeed not been living well during this period of time.
It was mainly because of the change in Black Tortoise Sect. These three people did not participate in the matters of Black Tortoise Sect.
Especially Qin Shubao. At that time, he had even rejected the idea of launching the Black Tortoise Sect, so he was even more ignored by Li Er.
Although Li Jing and Li Ji did not refute, these two were like fence-sitters. They were indecisive and sat in the middle. They did not participate, and they did not expose the secret!
Naturally, their status couldn't be compared to the people who were participating, so everyone could understand their hesitation.
After considering for a while, the three of them finally agreed.
"Alright, we were almost half-buried in our coffins. It's rare for an interesting junior to appear, so we agreed!”
"Hehe, I knew it. Brother Qin and the two of you will definitely help.”
"Come, drink!"
"Stop drinking. We still have court tomorrow!”
"Drink it first!"
After talking about tomorrow's matter, everyone drank for a while more and then dispersed.
After all, they woke up very early the next morning, so everyone was more restrained.
......
Some people wanted to speak up for Liu Xuan, but there were also people who wanted to speak up for the two trash from the Ministry of Works of the Wang family.
The fact that Zhao Weimin and Wang He were dragged back by Duan Lun was not hidden from anyone.
Although these two guys were both Rank-6 officials, they were not high-ranking officials.
However, they were considered members of the Wang family. Naturally, they needed to be protected. Only by protecting them would it be convenient for Liu Xuan to intervene and suppress them.
Therefore, even though Wu Xun was communicating, the Wang family was also communicating.
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